My master is Liang Zainiu. Hands touching the ground, shoulders leaning on the ground, feet treading on the ground, knees touching the ground, there is no rhythm when entering the knife: it conforms to the rhythm of Sanglin (in Tang) dance music and Jing Shou (in Yao) music. Liang said, "Hey, good! How can technology (you know cows) be so superb? "

My mechanic put down his knife and replied, "I am pursuing Tao (a function word with no specific meaning, which can be translated into the laws of nature), which has surpassed the general technology." At first, when I slaughtered the cow, I saw a complete cow in my eyes; Three years later, I have never seen a complete cow (meaning: I only saw a little cow, that is, I only saw how to solve it).

Now, I am in contact with cows by spirit, not by eyes. My senses stopped, but my spirit was moving. According to the natural physiological structure of cattle, cut into the gap between the bones and muscles of cattle and eat along the gap between joints. According to the original structure of the cow, where the tendons and veins are connected and where the bones and muscles are combined, no knife has ever been used, let alone the big bones!

Skilled chefs change a knife every year and cut it with a knife (just like we cut a rope with a knife); Skilled chefs have to change a knife every month, and the knife is broken by cutting bones (because they don't know how to cut, cutting bones is easy to break).

Now, my knife has been used for 19 years, killing thousands of cows, but the blade is as sharp as if it had just been sharpened on a grindstone. There are gaps in the joints of cattle and the blade is very thin; If you insert a thin blade into a cracked bone joint, there must be room for the blade to operate!

Therefore, for 19 years, the blade was only ground from the grindstone. Even so, whenever I meet a place where bones and muscles are intertwined, I see that it is difficult to cut, so I carefully raise my vigilance, focus on one point, slow down, move my knife very lightly, and with a sigh, the bones and meat of the cow are suddenly untied, just like mud scattered on the ground.

I stood up with a knife in my hand and looked around. I am carefree and satisfied with it, and then I clean the knife and collect it. "The beam said," good! After listening to my words, I understand the truth of keeping in good health. "

Original text:

My skilled hands, my shoulders, my feet, my knees and my knife are all in harmony. The dance combined with mulberry forest is a chance for quiet life. Wen said, "Hey, good! So much for technical coverage? "

My master let go of his knife and said to him, "I am a good minister and I am proficient in technology." When the first minister solved the cow, he saw nothing but the cow. I haven't seen all the cows for three years. At this time, I saw God instead of looking at him. Zhi Zhi was an official and wanted to do something.

According to heaven, we should criticize and guide the big ones, because the technology and experience are certainly not bad, but the situation is excellent! A good man is a better cutter; There are many knives and many folds in the family month. Today, I killed thousands of cows with my sword for nineteen years, but if the blade is new.

There is a gap between people for a while, but the blade is not thick; Without thickness, there will be room for recovery, so 19 years, the blade is still new. Although, as for the competition, I think it is difficult, it is a warning that it is too late to act now.

The knife is very small, and what should be solved has been solved, such as land. Stand with a knife, look around, be ambitious about it, and hide it with a good knife. "Wen Huijun said," good! I have heard my master's words, and I want to stay healthy. "

This article is from Zhuangzi written by Zhuangzi during the Warring States Period.

Extended data writing background:

Zhuangzi lived in the middle of the Warring States Period, which was a very intense social transformation period. China society has experienced great changes of "the high shore is the valley and the deep valley is the mausoleum". Social unrest makes people miserable, and people in troubled times are full of confusion about life and the future.

In view of the fact that people can't let their nature live freely in the cruel reality and can't enjoy life in the face of ruthless destruction, Zhuangzi was forced to be cautious at any time and place, adapt in time and not seek harm. He wants to find a gap in the joint of complex struggle, and use it as a comfortable nest to save his life, so as to survive in this troubled times with ease. This fable embodies this mentality.

Appreciation of articles:

This article is Zhuangzi's fable of "keeping in good health". The article begins with a vivid description of "Sister Niu". With a strong pen and ink, the author shows his leisurely expression and harmonious movements when trying to solve the problem of cattle.

All hands, shoulders, feet and knees are used together, touching, leaning, stepping and touching cooperate with each other, and everything seems so harmonious and natural. "the sound is vivid, and the knife is vivid."

The sound of separation of cattle's flesh and blood, the sound of cutting cattle's bones, sometimes light and sometimes heavy, alternating with ups and downs, the sound can be heard. Then he sighed with Wen: "Good! Technical cover ends here! " It is further pointed out that we know how to understand the "god" of cattle, paving the way for the later theory from Syria to cattle.

Zhuangzi's "depending on nature" and "because of its nature" objectively reveal the problem of how people realize freedom in practice. The "justice" and "process" mentioned in this paper, if extended, can also be understood as the external objective things that people face.

Although it will bring such restrictions or obstacles to those who yearn for freedom, wise people are not helpless in front of it. As long as they know it and obey it, they can be as free and easy as my master. In this regard, Zhuangzi once made a very subtle analysis: "There is a gap in the knot, but the blade is not thick; Without thickness, there is room for recovery. "

Festival is insurmountable, but after all, there is a gap, which provides a world for people to "swim". As long as they are good at displaying their skills in this world, they are also free. The word "wandering blade" vividly shows that Niu Xieshi lives in harmony with nature and transcends the deified realm of nature.

Of course, the understanding of "course" is not once and for all. Even a skilled person like me, whenever his bones and muscles are knotted, he is always careful, "I dare not take a warning, dare not read more, dare not go late", so I must not be careless at all, I can only pursue it tirelessly and never slack off.